The first thing that comes to my mind is access to healthcare.  The mind is 
part of the body.  When the body is not cared for, the woman can't 
concentrate on anything more than survival.  Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 
illustrates that point.


Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt
www.luxuriouschoices.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
To: <povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:42 AM
Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1556] Literacy and Economic Justice?



> The 2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women will be held on April 11-12 

> in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit is dedicated to "Bringing Together 

> Research and Advocacy--from Local to Global--to Advance Economic Justice 

> and Empowerment for Women." This is a conference dedicated to addressing 

> critical economic issues facing women in the U.S. and abroad.

>

> One of the goals of the summit is to develop recommendations and 

> strategies for enhancing women's economic empowerment.  I was wondering 

> whether subscribers on this list saw a linkage between literacy and 

> women's economic justice and empowerment. If yes, how would you describe 

> the linkage? If you were to give a presentation at this conference 

> describing literacy recommendations and strategies to help enhance women's 

> economic empowerment, what would you say?

>

> Daphne

>

>

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